Australia beats Pakistan by 113 runs to stay unbeaten at Women’s T20 WC

Australia swatted aside Pakistan by 113 runs and remained unbeaten in the Women’s Twenty20 World Cup at Headingley.

Despite being four from four with one group game left, Australia has not secured a semifinals berth. Group rivals South Africa and India could yet wind up with four wins, too. Australia finishes against India at sold-out Lord’s on Sunday. Australia has never missed the semifinals. Defending champion New Zealand and Sri Lanka held on to their slim semifinals hopes after winning their doubleheader in Bristol. New Zealand overcame Scotland by six wickets and Sri Lanka thumped Ireland by nine wickets.

Sri Lanka’s Chamari Athapaththu hit the eighth century in World Cup history, an unbeaten 106 of her side’s 134 runs, just two days after saying she felt like “a failure as a captain” following a defeat to the West Indies.

Perry collects 71 and 2-9

Australia posted 199-7 and bowled out Pakistan for 86 in the 14th over.

Australia lost Beth Mooney to the game’s first ball but recovered with a 64-1 powerplay — the highest of the tournament — as Ellyse Perry and Georgia Voll battered Pakistan.

Their 100-run stand in 56 balls included 39 by Voll. Perry fell for 71 off 48 and cameos by Annabel Sutherland (27) and Nicola Carey (26) kept the rate up.

Mooney retired hurt on Saturday with a stiff back but kept wicket on Tuesday when she appeared to hurt her right wrist. But she brushed it off and took three catches.